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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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